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Platyceras carinatum

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Platyceras carinatum was named by Hall (1862). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Platyceras carinatum Hall
1879Platyceras carinatum Hall pp. 5 - 6 figs. pl. 2 f. 12-29
1961Platyceras carinatum Fagerstrom p. 39 figs. pl. 13 f. 3-5
2023Platyceras carinatum Wagner p. 649

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusPlatyceras
speciescarinatum

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Platyceras carinatum Hall 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Ontogeny: accretionsuperf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: parasiteg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:30:08
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:13:53
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Knight et al. 1960, Batten 1984

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.30000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) Platyceras carinatum (9538 9551 9552 9617)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Ontario) Platyceras carinatum (3845)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Ohio) Platyceras carinatum (129948 130153 130154 130267)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Michigan) Platyceras carinatum (38475)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Platyceras carinatum (38455 38457 38458 38459)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Platyceras carinatum (89876)